EVENT INFORMATION

9
December
1773

The slave ship Vermudien departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 9 December 1773 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vermudien; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 120. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guillon; Investor: Guillon, Daniel Jean; Captain: Bertrand, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 9 December 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Porto Novo (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 86 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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